what is the cns and how does it work?

Question 1

what is the cns?

Answer 1

• consists of brain + spinal cord
• the central processing and control point for all human behaviour
• brain processes all incoming info from senses and then responsible for controlling behaviour resulting from info

Question 2

what does the spinal cord connect to?

Answer 2

• brain to the rest of your body
• allows messages to be passed on from body to brain, and brain to other parts

Question 3

what are the calls in the cns called?

Answer 3

• neurons
• cells communicate with around 1000 cells at once in huge networks

Question 4

what are the two main parts in the nervous system?

Answer 4

• cns
• peripheral nervous system